Go ahead. Make your Canada jokes. Dazzle us with your Strange Brew lines. Just give me a heads up before you do it, huh? I’d like to be a little farther away first.
Because along with maple syrup and manners and beer and tar sands, Canada’s greatest export might be its mixed martial artists.
The world’s biggest MMA fan base is well-represented on the sport’s biggest stage. UFC welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre, who defends his title this Saturday against Johny Hendricks at UFC 167, immediately comes to mind. But a few beats later, so does his protege and countryman Rory MacDonald, who is quickly closing in on a title shot of his own.
But there are plenty of others, in several weight classes. Here’s a rundown of the top 10 active UFC fighters hailing from above the border.